Sentence Anatomy Lab Anchor Chart
DOC-ID: GR-007-SENTENCE-ANATOMY
Grammar Dissection Lab STATION 03
SENTENCE ANATOMY LAB
Analyzing the bizarre, funny, and wild components of complete thoughts.
LAB TECH:
DATE:
Specimen A: The Master Formula
Observe the dissected anatomy of a bizarre sentence:
The grumpy dinosaur
Subject
aggressively vacuumed
Predicate (Verb)
a fancy red carpet
Direct Object
Subject
The star of the show! The person, place, thing, or idea that is performing the action or exists in a state of being.
Dissection Rule: Find the verb and ask: "WHO/WHAT" is doing it?
Predicate
The action center! Reveals what the subject does, did, or is. It always contains the main action verb.
Dissection Rule: Look for action. Ask: "What is the subject doing?"
Direct Object
The target! Directly receives the action of the verb. It answers what or whom after the action.
Dissection Rule: Say Subject + Verb, then ask: "WHAT or WHOM?"
Strange Mentor Specimens
Analyze how these bizarre thoughts are neatly partitioned:
SPECIMEN #002 CRITICAL
Three bloated jellyfish frantically stole a rusty unicycle.
SUBJ: jellyfish
PRED: stole
OBJ: unicycle
SPECIMEN #003 CRITICAL
An angry toaster violently launched burnt waffles.
SUBJ: toaster
PRED: launched
OBJ: waffles
The Frankenstein Lab (Your Turn!)
Construct your own bizarre sentence! Write it in the scanner bed below, then isolate and dissect your creation's custom parts.
SENTENCE SCANNER BED
WRITE:
Write your complete bizarre sentence here. (Make it as weird as possible!)
1. Isolated Subject
Who or what does the action?
2. Isolated Predicate
What is the action verb?
3. Isolated Object
What receives the action?
Fold and glue into your interactive notebook!
SENTENCE DISSECTION LAB v4.0
